Copy of Niagara Falls Draft Audit
It hit us right between the eyes the instant we pulled it up on the computer. The as yet-unreleased New York State Comptroller’s draft audit, or “Report of Examination – City of Niagara Falls Financial Condition” for the period from January, 2015 to late June of this year, admonishes atRead More
Chef driven food hall now accepting merchant applications Mercado Development has announced plans to develop a “chef driven” food hall at the Fashion Outlets of Niagara Falls, USA. The food hall – which is called “HIP CITY” – is expected to be open for business in the spring of 2018.Read More
Why I’m running, where I stand By Chris Voccio On May 12th of this year I turned 50 and I retired from the newspaper industry, where I spent 30 years. Late that afternoon I also announced my candidacy for Niagara Falls City Council. That wasn’t originally part of the plan.Read More
By Amber Hill-Donhauser My name is Amber Hill-Donhauser, and I am running on the Democratic line for Niagara Falls City Council. I wish to take one of the three spots that are available in this election, preferably the position to be left open by a retiring council member. I grewRead More
By Robert Pascoal There is a fundamental difference between policy and politics. Politics is when what you do is motivated by how you can better the members of your party. Policy is when you are motivated to improve the general good of people regardless of party. I’ve always believed inRead More
Billed as “An Old Fashioned Festival complete with a Parade, Peach Shortcake, food, vendors, carnival rides and 3 days of stage entertainment,” not to mention fireworks and a 5K Run for the Peaches, the Lewiston Peach Fest is scheduled to run from Thursday, Sept. 7 through Sunday, Sept. 10. ARead More
By Paulette Glasgow Information is power. The more information you know, the more you are educated on the facts. Recently, I received a flyer referring to the $153 debit card Lewiston residents were receiving, and I wondered if those receiving the debit cards knew all the facts. In order toRead More
A city worker walks into the Third Street Tap Room and says, “Bartender, a round for everyone, on me!” The bartender says, “Well, seems you’re in a really good mood tonight, hmm?” “Oh, you can bet on it! I just got hired by the city to go around and removeRead More
THE RIGHT SIDE By J Gary DiLaura IF THE REPUBLICANS IN THE HOUSE AND SENATE DON’T PULL THEIR HEADS OUT OF THAT DARK PLACE THEY HAVE THEM STUCK AND BACK UP THEIR PRESIDENT…THEY WON’T HAVE TO WORRY WHAT THEIR CONSTITUENTS THINK!!! BEFORE: Even if, in the last 8 years, you neverRead More
By Craig Reger “Even if we are ruined by it, it was still beautiful”. Many Nationalistic Germans had this to say about WWI. Fast forward one-hundred years, extremists detonate truckloads of explosives in war zones, near governmental buildings or well-attended pop concerts and European soccer matches, or choose to driveRead More
By Candra Thomason I want you all to ask yourself this question: “Do the homeowners of Niagara Falls want their property assessments to rise between 17 and 40 percent next year?” That is the vital question facing voters this fall. We can’t afford to make the same mistake we madeRead More
By Committee to Stop the Reassessments & Continuous Tax Increases The “hidden tax increase” called “reassessment” is back on the table for the residents and business owners of the most highly taxed City in the nation. In addition, to add insult to injury, it was recently announced that a reassessmentRead More
For Niagara Falls residents, Saturday, July 29, 2017 will be a date that will live in odifery. That’s the day the Niagara Falls Waste Water Treatment Plant released untold gallons of sewage and sediment into the Niagara River, causing a disgusting black discharge that enveloped a Maid of the MistRead More
When Paul Dyster ran for the office of mayor of the city of Niagara Falls back in 2007, he promised an end to the traditional “friends and family” approach to running government. Over the succeeding years of his tenure at City Hall, however, it’s become clear that the campaign rhetoricRead More
By Darryl McPherson Niagara Falls School Superintendent Mark Laurrie is a man with a mission. Leading a school district with 7,101 students in 11 schools within an impoverished city is a daunting task, but the administrator is a veteran of the system, being the homegrown choice the Board of EducationRead More
A New Tradition By Councilman Kenny Tompkins SummerFest at the Sal is almost here! On Sunday, August 20, Sal Maglie Stadium in Hyde Park will be rockin’ out to six local bands. Admission is $10 and the show starts at 1 pm and runs until 7 pm. The best part:Read More
Despite 160 Tourists for each and every Resident Unemployment is a hardship, so much so that it comprises half of something called the Misery Index, a widely cited economic indicator (the other half is inflation). Unemployment is connected with all kinds of community, family and individual dysfunction. It leads toRead More
The gala 2017 Niagara County Peach Festival, a community celebration promising good times for young and old alike, enters its seventh decade from Sept 8-10 at the Academy Park in lovely Lewiston, NY. Featured events every year, this year being no exception, include the Youth Football, Town and All-Stars CheerleadingRead More